Pamela Tawse, 88, poses for a photograph in the library room of the Hawkwood Centre for Future Thinking in Stroud, Britain, April 20, 2023. Tawse was 18 at the time of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and attended the procession with a friend after working a night shift at St. Bart's Hospital. "It was drizzling, and we could occasionally hear band music, but could see nothing due to the density of the crowds. Suddenly there was an almighty roar and above the crowds we could see the top of the Coronation Coach pass by," she said. "We were there, participating in the Coronation." REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A photograph from 1956 of Pamela Tawse, 88, in Montreal after she became the coordinator for the Montreal Children's Hospital Home Care Programme is seen in the library room of the Hawkwood Centre for Future Thinking in Stroud, April 20, 2023. Tawse was 18 at the time of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and attended the procession with a friend after working a night shift at St. Bart's Hospital ward. "It was drizzling, and we could occasionally hear band music, but could see nothing due to the density of the crowds. Suddenly there was an almighty roar and above the crowds we could see the top of the Coronation Coach pass by," she said. "We were there, participating in the Coronation." REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A photograph from 1953 of Brenda Piper (back left), 88, posing with her friends as they wait for the procession of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation to pass by in Piccadilly, is seen in London, Britain, April 11, 2023. Piper was 19 at the time of the crowning of Queen Elizabeth II, when she camped overnight on the route with her friends to get a good position to see the coronation procession. "This Elizabethan age, it really did begin that way," she said. "Next thing it was coffee bars, and then spaghetti bolognese, and then mini skirts. So it really was a beginning." REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Brenda Piper, 88, poses for a photograph with her daughter's cat Bueno, in her daughter's home in London, Britain, April 11, 2023. Piper was 19 at the time of the crowning of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, she camped overnight on the route with her friends to get a good position to see the coronation procession pass by. "This Elizabethan age, it really did begin that way," she said. "Next thing it was coffee bars, and then spaghetti bolognese, and then mini skirts. So it really was a beginning." REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Olive Goldsmith, 90, poses for a photograph at her home in London, Britain, April 17, 2023. Goldsmith is a retired refugee council worker who has lived almost her entire life in London, she was 20 at the time of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and didn't know anyone who had a television so she attended a street party with her baby and two friends that weren't British. "They were both very intrigued to see how the native English behave," Goldsmith said. REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A portrait from 1953 of Reverend Milton Job, 90, a photograph from June 13 2008 of Queen Elizabeth II awarding him with an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) medal, and the MBE medal are seen on display at the Celestial Church of Christ, in South-East London, Britain, April 19, 2023. Job moved to the United Kingdom in 1961 from Nigeria and was 20 at the time of the Queen's Coronation when he listened to the broadcast from Her Majesty to the Commonwealth countries ahead of the Crowning on the radio in Nigeria and enjoyed an Empire Day festival amongst his community on the day of the event. "I expected the best, and to me, I wasn't distracted by anything that is negative, although you cannot just do away with some people who have not seen a Black man before", he said. "We were here to study, we were here for a purpose." REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Reverend Milton Job, 90, poses for a photograph in the Celestial Church of Christ in South-East London, Britain, April 19, 2023. Job, who moved to the United Kingdom in 1961 from Nigeria and received an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) award from Queen Elizabeth II, was 20 at the time of the Queen's Coronation in 1953, he listened to the broadcast from Her Majesty to the Commonwealth countries ahead of the Crowning on the radio in Nigeria and enjoyed an Empire Day festival amongst his community on the day of the event. "I expected the best, and to me, I wasn't distracted by anything that is negative, although you cannot just do away with some people who have not seen a Black man before," he said. "We were here to study, we were here for a purpose." REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Yvonne (Eve) Harewood, 83, poses for a photograph in her bedroom at the Peartree Care Home in London, Britain, April 11, 2023. Harewood, who is originally from Singapore and whose parents were very loyal to Queen Elizabeth II and gave her 'Elizabeth' as her middle name in Her Majesty's honor, was 13 at the time of the Coronation in 1953, she watched the event on television with her sister and her school friends, school children waved flags and treats were given out, including coronation ice cream. "My thoughts at the time were that one day, I would love to come to England, it was something I really wanted to experience." REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A photograph of Yvonne (Eve) Harewood, 83, taken in Singapore in 1981, is seen on display in her bedroom at the Peartree Care Home in London, Britain, April 11, 2023. Harewood, who is originally from Singapore and whose parents were very loyal to Queen Elizabeth II and gave her 'Elizabeth' as her middle name in Her Majesty's honor, was 13 at the time of the Coronation in 1953, she watched the event on television with her sister and her school friends, school children waved flags and treats were given out, including coronation ice cream. "My thoughts at the time were that one day, I would love to come to England it was something I really wanted to experience." REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Phillip Williams, 86, poses for a photograph in his home in East Sussex, Britain, March 4, 2023. Williams, who is a retired Metropolitan police officer, was 16 at the time of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and cycled at 3 in the morning from his home in Wanstead to London for a 15-hour shift as a young police cadet. "I feel sorry for the younger generation of today," Williams said. "I think things are probably much harder now than they were in my days." REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A photograph from April 4 1953 of Phillip Williams, 86, taken during a Metropolitan Police Cadet Course in Hendon before the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, is seen on display in his home in East Sussex, Britain, March 4, 2023. Williams was 16 at the time of the Coronation and cycled at 3 in the morning from his home in Wanstead to London for a 15-hour shift as a young police cadet. "I feel sorry for the younger generation of today," Williams said. "I think things are probably much harder now than they were in my days." REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Alex Falk, 86, poses for a photograph in the Mr. Cad camera shop he owns in London, Britain, April 19, 2023. Falk, who was 16 then, didn't know the significance of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, when he was working as a runner for PA-REUTERS Photo and was inside Westminster Abbey because of his job during the Crowning. REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A photograph of Olive Goldsmith, 90, with her husband David Goldsmith, 88, taken in Chessington in 1959, is displayed on a shelf in her home in London, Britain, April 17, 2023. Goldsmith is a retired refugee council worker who has lived almost her entire life in London, she was 20 at the time of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and didn’t know anyone who had a television so she attended a street party with her baby and two friends that weren’t British. "They were both very intrigued to see how the native English behave," Goldsmith said. REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A photograph of Brenda Piper, 88, taken on her wedding day on August 29 1961 in Watford, is seen on display in her daughter's home in London, Britain, April 11, 2023. Piper was 19 at the time of the crowning of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, she camped overnight on the route with her friends to get a good position to see the coronation procession pass by. "This Elizabethan age, it really did begin that way", she said. "Next thing it was coffee bars, and then spaghetti bolognese, and then mini skirts. So it really was a beginning." REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

(Top left to right) Phillip Williams, 86, Norman Allen, 86, Alan Francis, 93, Brenda Piper, 88, Yvonne (Eve) Harewood, 83, Pamela Tawse, 88, Muriel Tredinnick, 103, Olive Goldsmith, 90, Reverend Milton Job, 90, Alex Falk, 86, and Angela Cumlin, 97, were the twelve people who spoke to Reuters about their memories of the queen's coronation on June 2, 1953 ahead of the crowning on May 6 of her son King Charles with much of the same pomp and pageantry but a scaled-down procession and a shorter ceremony, in London, Britain, April 23, 2023. They were either part of the estimated 3 million people who lined the processional route in London, among those who attended street parties, watching on television for the first time, or following from thousands of miles away in British colonies. REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Phillip Williams, 86, poses for a photograph, in East Sussex, Britain, April 23, 2023. Williams, who is a retired Metropolitan police officer, was 16 at the time of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and cycled at 3 in the morning from his home in Wanstead to London for a 15-hour shift as a young police cadet. "I feel sorry for the younger generation of today," Williams said. "I think things are probably much harder now than they were in my days." REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Reverend Milton Job, 90, poses for a photograph in London, Britain, April 23, 2023. Job, who moved to the United Kingdom in 1961 from Nigeria and received an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) award from Queen Elizabeth II, was 20 at the time of the Queen's Coronation in 1953, he listened to the broadcast from Her Majesty to the Commonwealth countries ahead of the Crowning on the radio in Nigeria and enjoyed an Empire Day festival amongst his community on the day of the event. "I expected the best, and to me, I wasn't distracted by anything that is negative, although you cannot just do away with some people who have not seen a Black man before," he said. "We were here to study, we were here for a purpose." REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Alex Falk, 86, poses for a photograph, in London, Britain, April 23, 2023. Falk, who was 16 then, didn't know the significance of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, when he was working as a runner for PA-REUTERS Photo and was inside Westminster Abbey because of his job during the Crowning. REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Alan Francis, 93, who is a retired police officer, poses for a photograph, in Orpington, Kent, Britain, April 23, 2023. Alan spent 15 months preparing for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, he was 23 at the time of the event and was stationed outside Westminster Abbey on the day of the Crowning and shared a laugh with former Duke of Edinburgh Prince Phillip. REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Olive Goldsmith, 90, poses for a photograph, in London, Britain, April 23, 2023. Goldsmith is a retired refugee council worker who has lived almost her entire life in London, she was 20 at the time of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and didn't know anyone who had a television so she attended a street party with her baby and two friends that weren't British. "They were both very intrigued to see how the native English behave," Goldsmith said. REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

RAF (Royal Air Force) veteran Tom Weatherall, 89, poses for a photograph, in London, Britain, April 23, 2023. Weatherall, who received an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) award from Queen Elizabeth II and chose not to attend the investiture ceremony, was 19 at the time of the Queen's Coronation and part of the Procession as a member of the RAF. REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Norman Allen, 86, poses for a photograph, in Rickmansworth, Britain, April 23, 2023. Allen was 16 and a boy scout at the time of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, he volunteered to sell programs on The Mall during the Crowning and eventually became a painter and decorator, which took him to a few jobs inside Buckingham Palace. "During my time working at the Palace, I got to know one of the maintenance electricians, and one day he invited me to go in my lunch break to some of the rooms he had access to," he said. "Although I may have been wearing my white overalls, I did actually sit on the throne of England, in both the Throne room and the ballroom, both of which were covered by dust sheets". REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Pamela Tawse, 88, poses for a photograph in Stroud, Britain, April 23, 2023. Tawse was 18 at the time of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and attended the procession with a friend after working a night shift at St. Bart’s Hospital. "It was drizzling, and we could occasionally hear band music, but could see nothing due to the density of the crowds. Suddenly there was an almighty roar and above the crowds we could see the top of the Coronation Coach pass by," she said. "We were there, participating in the Coronation." REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A basket belonging to Pamela Tawse, 88, with a Queen Elizabeth II book and a shawl inside, is seen in the library room of the Hawkwood Centre for Future Thinking in Stroud, Britain, April 20, 2023. Tawse was 18 at the time of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and attended the procession with a friend after working a night shift at St. Bart's Hospital ward. "It was drizzling, and we could occasionally hear band music, but could see nothing due to the density of the crowds. Suddenly there was an almighty roar and above the crowds we could see the top of the Coronation Coach pass by," she said. "We were there, participating in the Coronation." REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A City of London Police ornament belonging to Alan Francis, 93, who is a retired police officer, is seen on a shelf in his home in Orpington, Kent, Britain, April 19, 2023. Alan spent 15 months preparing for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, he was 23 at the time of the event and was stationed outside Westminster Abbey on the day of the Crowning and shared a laugh with former Duke of Edinburgh Prince Phillip. REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Alan Francis, 93, who is a retired police officer, poses for a photograph in his home in Orpington, Kent, Britain, April 19, 2023. Alan spent 15 months preparing for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, he was 23 at the time of the event and was stationed outside Westminster Abbey on the day of the Crowning and shared a laugh with former Duke of Edinburgh Prince Phillip. REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

RAF (Royal Air Force) veteran Tom Weatherall, 89, poses for a photograph in the Ruislip Royal British Legion Club in London, Britain, April 18, 2023. Weatherall, who received an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) award from Queen Elizabeth II and chose not to attend the investiture ceremony, was 19 at the time of the Queen's Coronation and part of the Procession as a member of the RAF. REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Old Photographs of Tom Weatherall, 89, including one (centre) of him and his friend before the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, are displayed on a table in the Ruislip Royal British Legion Club in London, Britain, April 18, 2023. Weatherall, who received an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) award from the Queen and chose not to attend the investiture ceremony, was 19 at the time of the Crowning and part of the Procession as a member of the RAF. REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Flowers and ornaments belonging to Norman Allen, 86, are displayed on a window ledge in his home in Rickmansworth, Britain, April 17, 2023. Allen was 16 and a boy scout at the time of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, he volunteered to sell programs on The Mall during the Crowning and eventually became a painter and decorator, which took him to a few jobs inside Buckingham Palace. "During my time working at the Palace, I got to know one of the maintenance electricians, and one day he invited me to go in my lunch break to some of the rooms he had access to," he said. "Although I may have been wearing my white overalls, I did actually sit on the throne of England, in both the Throne room and the ballroom, both of which were covered by dust sheets". REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Norman Allen, 86, poses for a photograph in his home in Rickmansworth, Britain, April 17, 2023. Allen was 16 and a boy scout at the time of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, he volunteered to sell programs on The Mall during the Crowning and eventually became a painter and decorator, which took him to a few jobs inside Buckingham Palace. "During my time working at the Palace, I got to know one of the maintenance electricians, and one day he invited me to go in my lunch break to some of the rooms he had access to," he said. "Although I may have been wearing my white overalls, I did actually sit on the throne of England, in both the Throne room and the ballroom, both of which were covered by dust sheets". REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Muriel Tredinnick, 103, poses for a photograph, in Kenley, Britain, April 16, 2023. Tredinnick is originally from Scotland and was involved in the Second World War as part of the WREN (Women's Royal Naval Service), she was 33 at the time of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and visited a friend’s house to watch the crowning on television, which was also the first time in her life seeing a TV. REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Brenda Piper, 88, poses for a photograph, in London, Britain, April 16, 2023. Piper was 19 at the time of the crowning of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, she camped overnight on the route with her friends to get a good position to see the coronation procession pass by. "This Elizabethan age, it really did begin that way," she said. "Next thing it was coffee bars, and then spaghetti bolognese, and then mini skirts. So it really was a beginning." REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Yvonne (Eve) Harewood, 83, poses for a photograph, in London, Britain, April 16, 2023. Harewood, who is originally from Singapore and whose parents were very loyal to Queen Elizabeth II and gave her 'Elizabeth' as her middle name in Her Majesty's honor, was 13 at the time of the Coronation in 1953, she watched the event on television with her sister and her school friends, school children waved flags and treats were given out, including coronation ice cream. "My thoughts at the time were that one day, I would love to come to England it was something I really wanted to experience." REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Angela Cumlin, 97, poses for a photograph, in London, Britain, April 16, 2023. Cumlin, who is Italian and moved to the United Kingdom in 1947, was 27 at the time of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, with whom she shares her date of birth, in 1953 and attended a party on the street where she still lives today. REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A poster displaying information about Yvonne (Eve) Harewood, 83, is seen on the door of her bedroom, at the Peartree Care Home in London, Britain, April 11, 2023. Harewood, who is originally from Singapore and whose parents were very loyal to Queen Elizabeth II and gave her 'Elizabeth' as her middle name in Her Majesty's honor, was 13 at the time of the Coronation in 1953, she watched the event on television with her sister and her school friends, school children waved flags and treats were given out, including coronation ice cream. "My thoughts at the time were that one day, I would love to come to England, it was something I really wanted to experience." REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Photographs from 1943 of Muriel Tredinnick, 103, in Malta where she met her late husband John Tredinnick, are seen in an album in her bedroom at the Rokewood Court Care Home in Kenley, Britain, April 4, 2023. Tredinnick is originally from Scotland and was involved in the Second World War as part of the WREN (Women's Royal Naval Service), she was 33 at the time of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and visited a friend's house to watch the crowning on television, which was also the first time in her life seeing a TV. REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Muriel Tredinnick, 103, poses for a photograph in her bedroom at the Rokewood Court Care Home in Kenley, Britain, April 4, 2023. Tredinnick is originally from Scotland and was involved in the Second World War as part of the WREN (Women's Royal Naval Service), she was 33 at the time of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and visited a friend's house to watch the crowning on television, which was also the first time in her life seeing a TV. REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A photograph from 1954 of Muriel Tredinnick, 103, posing with her friends in Ruislip, is seen on display in her bedroom at the Rokewood Court Care Home in Kenley, Britain, April 4, 2023. Tredinnick is originally from Scotland and was involved in the Second World War as part of the WREN (Women's Royal Naval Service), she was 33 at the time of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and visited a friend's house to watch the crowning on television, which was also the first time in her life seeing a TV. REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

The helmet of retired Metropolitan police officer, Phillip Williams, 86, is displayed in his home in East Sussex, Britain, March 4, 2023. Williams was 16 at the time of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and cycled at 3 in the morning from his home in Wanstead to London for a 15-hour shift as a young police cadet. "I feel sorry for the younger generation of today," Williams said. "I think things are probably much harder now than they were in my days." REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Angela Cumlin, 97, poses for a photograph in her home in London, Britain, March 4, 2023. Cumlin, who is Italian and moved to the United Kingdom in 1947, was 27 at the time of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, with whom she shares her date of birth, in 1953 and attended a party on the street where she still lives today. REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A letter from Queen Elizabeth II addressed to Angela Cumlin, 97, thanking her for the birthday wishes she sent to Her Majesty, is seen framed in her home in London, Britain, March 4, 2023. Cumlin, who is Italian and moved to the United Kingdom in 1947, was 27 at the time of the Coronation in 1953 and attended a party on the street where she still lives today. REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A photograph of Angela Cumlin, 97, is displayed in her home in London, Britain, March 4, 2023. Cumlin, who is Italian and moved to the United Kingdom in 1947, was 27 at the time of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, with whom she shares her date of birth, in 1953 and attended a party on the street where she still lives today. REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.